Passholder Opportunities

2024 Free Passholder Programs

Reminder: You MUST be logged into your Passholder account to register for discounted or free programs. Questions? Call 216.862.8803 x7717.

Make it a JAWsome day by starting it off with sharks! Observe shark adaptations and discover the important role sharks play in the ocean ecosystem from the comfort of your home anywhere in the world. Bring your questions, this interactive experience allows for Q&A throughout.

This program takes place on Zoom. A Zoom link will be emailed to you before the program. 

Cost: FREE for Passholders
Duration: 30 minutes
Date: Thursday, July 25 @ 9 – 9:30am

Join an Aquarium Educator for an Urban Bird Walk. We’ll find as many birds as possible and contribute to citizen science as we log the data in real-time using the eBird app. Compare bird species in the industrial flats to lakefront property at Metroparks’ Wendy Park. The Aquarium provides binoculars and a guide to common birds in the area. Please dress for the weather, this event takes place outside. Recommended for ages 8 and up. 

Cost: FREE for Passholders
Duration: up to 2 hours
Total Hiking Distance: 2.5 miles
Date: Monday, August 12 @ 10am – noon

Help the cownose stingrays create an original piece of art in the palette of your choosing. The memorable artistic adventure includes the opportunity to experience the Aquarium before we open our doors to the public, a chance to ask questions about stingrays and animal enrichment and a one-of-a-kind artwork to take home.

Cost: $10 for Passholders
Duration: up to 2 hours
Date: Sunday, September 8 @ 8:30 – 10:30am

Check out a lamprey’s sharp teeth, peer into the piercing eyes of a tree python and admire a red-bellied piranha’s shiny scales from the comfort of your home. Ask questions and interact with an Aquarium Educator along the way.

Cost: FREE for Passholders (Advance registration required. You must be logged into your Greater Cleveland Aquarium Passholder account to register. ) 
Duration: 30 minutes
Date: Wednesday, October 30 @ 4 – 4:30pm

Upcoming Programs:

Thursday, October 24 – Passholder-Only Pumpkins & Piranhas